broadcast

/ˈbrɔdkæst/

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Also a noun

Meaning

  1. To transmit audio or video programs to the public over radio, television, or the internet.

    • The network will broadcast the awards ceremony live on Sunday evening.

    • Have they broadcast the final episode yet, or is it airing tomorrow?

  2. To tell widely or reveal indiscreetly to many people.

    • You do not need to broadcast our private disagreements to the entire department.

    • Why did she broadcast his secret when he explicitly asked for confidentiality?

  3. To scatter seeds or fertilizer broadly by hand or machinery over a large area.

    • The gardener will broadcast grass seed across the bare patches of the lawn.

    • Farmers often broadcast fertilizer before the spring rains arrive.

How it's used

This means “send out a program on TV, radio, or the internet”

  • broadcast the ceremony

“broadcast it.”

The network will broadcast the game tonight.

Collocations

  • broadcast live
  • broadcast seed

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